Beer-Pretzel Ball

You’ll need just a cup of beer for this cheese ball, but buy a six-pack or a case; it’s not redundant to eat this pretzel-covered beer-spiked snack with a frosty mug of beer.

Ingredients

Beer-Pretzel Ball

4 cups shredded Swiss cheese

5 cups shredded sharp white cheddar cheese

5 ounces cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons chopped shallots

1 cup ale, such as Bass

1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1⁄4 teaspoon coarse salt

dash hot sauce, such as Frank’s Red Hot

4 ounces pretzels, crushed, for coating

crackers or thick pretzels, for serving

Directions

1. Using a stand mixer or a bowl and a spatula, mix together
the Swiss, cheddar, cream cheese, shallots, beer, Worcestershire sauce, salt,
and hot sauce. Form the mixture into a ball and cover with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.